Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-12-09
NEvADA,s RESOURCES.
How They should Be Advcr-
tiSed.

ing. which sets forth an import
ant matter very clearly:
Hugh j. Mohan, of the Reno
Journal, SO well known throughout
the United States as the "Young
Irish Orator." newspaper CORES
pendent and biographer, has been
in town for several days. Last ev-
ening a reporter OF the Times-Re-
view called upon the gentleman at
the Occidental, and putting his
plumbago into proper shape, ELECTED
the following interesting informa-
ton:
Reporter understand, Mr.. Mo-
han, that you are here to write up
the mining interests of Tuscarora
for the Reno Journal Is that SO?
Mr.. Mohan-Yes, sir. But l am
not here for that purpose alone. I
intend to let the people know that
our cattle and agricultural interests
in Nevada are equally as important
as our mining interests, and that
Nevada is one of the COW counties
+, OF California.
Rep.-Then you think there is a
brig Int future for us? What do you
think would be best for us to do I'M
der such circumstances to attract
the capital that is daily pouring into
California
M.-That is simple enough, sir.
Advertise the resources of your
State. Your lines have not only
merit, but value. Yet, when l am
in New York, Boston, Philadelphia
or Washington, all / can see of Ne
vada is when / meet some mining
man who has a map of it in his
pocket. On the contrary, you can
not enter a depot, hotel or restau-
rant, East, but you will find one
half of the boxes in the various
racks filled with the descriptive
pamphlets telling of the glorious
productiveness in fruit, gold, silver,
etc., while not word is said of Ne
vada which contributes SO largely
to the prosperity which California
enjoys. You must advertise Your
Legislature refused last Winter to
pass bill to accomplish this end
but / prophesy that the next body
will comply with the wish of the
people and see that your State is
better known than at present.
Rep.-Then you think the Press
is equal to the emergency, and that
if more printers ink appeared
abroad concerning Nevada, that we
might catch some of the human tide
that is rushing pell-mell to Cali
fornia?
M.-Well, as to the Press, it is
doing all it can, but the people must
encourage it by being little more
generous in its patronage. As to
the tide you speak of, am convin-
ced that we would get large por-
ton of it if those composing it had
had advanced knowledge of our agri-
cultural, mineral and cattle resour-
ces. They rush, as you say, to Cali
fornia to buy climate. If the latter
be their object, what better element
of it can be found in the world than
here in Nevada. No, these people
are coming out here to stay. They
intend to build up houses for them
selves an die among US. But they
don't know anything of Nevada,
and there is nobody to blame but
the short-sighted statesmen that
every two years meet at Carson
City.
Rep.-What would be your rem
edy for his state of affairs.
M.-Flood the country with well
written articles containing a truth
full history of the State; the price of |
land, water advantages, the min
eral resources, the cattle ranges. the |
climatic benefits, etc. Throw them |
into the railroad cars; send them to |
the East, West, North and South, |
in fact, instead of having a land |
agent at Washington receiving ST. |
900 per year from the State and do |